becuase that isn't the right info for my nvidia driver....just not sure how to proceed....

Under Jessie I included that (/etc/initramfs-tools/modules) entry with the Nvidia 8600GT that I was using a little while back, and had the quiet and splash kernel boot parameters added as per https://wiki.debian.org/plymouth

I listed the available plymouth themes

# plymouth-set-default-theme -l

and opted for the glow theme

# plymouth-set-default-theme -R glow

and after that it all worked fine (I was also using the legacy nvidia 340 driver).

The nvidia web site suggests that the 340 is also the correct driver for your 9600GT card.

bookie wrote:Hi ruffwoof Something must be wrong then because I am getting 3 bars on the screen then a line of text flashes on the screen ...before my login...?

I have set the resolution to 1280x1024 and my screen is capable...So something is going wrong...How do I check for issues?

bookie32

I believe that's the default Plymouth theme. 3 boxes with one slightly darker than the others that steps through 1st, 2nd 3rd ... before Plymouth stops and you go back to the console for a second or few before the login.

If you press the escape key whilst the plymouth gui is showing it reverts to the console (text) screen.

# List of modules that you want to include in your initramfs.# They will be loaded at boot time in the order below.## Syntax: module_name [args ...]## You must run update-initramfs(8) to effect this change.## Examples:## raid1# sd_mod# KMSdrmnouveau modeset=1

# The resolution used on graphical terminal# note that you can use only modes which your graphic card supports via VBE# you can see them in real GRUB with the command `vbeinfo'GRUB_GFXMODE=1280x1024x24

# Uncomment if you don't want GRUB to pass "root=UUID=xxx" parameter to Linux#GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_UUID=true

Now all that said...it is still the same on start...for some reason my grub or initramfs isn't reflecting what I am doing....Grub should be OK because it is actually giving me the 3 bars....but nothing changes the default...?

Is there anything else we can look at?

I couldn't attach any pics etc....attachment quota reached....but I have no attachments....?